Posted February 16, 200818 yr 1950s Record of The Decade Final Vote for your Top20 (minimum Top10) out of the following finalists: Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day Carl Perkins (or Elvis Presley) - Blue Suede Shoes Champs - Tequilla Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid Dave Brubeck - Take Five Dean Martin - That's Amore Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime Elvis Presley - All Shook Up Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley - Hound Dog Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin Frankie Laine - I Believe Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line Julie London - Cry Me A River Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly Little Richard - Long Tall Sally Little Richard - Tutti Frutti Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love Nat 'King' Cole - Smile Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me Peggy Lee - Fever Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Richie Valens - La Bamba Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me You have until next Saturday 23rd February to get your votes in. The Top20 songs from this Decade will go through to the Top200 Playoffs (taking their Decade Final average score with them)
February 16, 200818 yr 1. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me 2. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 3. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 4. Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me 5. Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me 6. Dean Martin - That's Amore 7. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 8. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock 9. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender 10. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife 11. Frankie Laine - I Believe 12. Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin 13. Carl Perkins (or Elvis Presley) - Blue Suede Shoes 14. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 15. Nat 'King' Cole - Smile 16. Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll 17. Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator 18. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire 19. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime 20. Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid
February 16, 200818 yr Author 1st Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 20 Pts 2nd Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It 3rd Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin 4. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife 5. Peggy Lee - Fever 6. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore 7. Dean Martin - That's Amore 8. Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel 9. Julie London - Cry Me A River 10. Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music 11. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 12. Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 13. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock 14. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 15. Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love 16. Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 17. Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day 18. Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 19. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite 20. Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid
February 16, 200818 yr 1 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 2 Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 3 Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me 4 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 5 Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 6 Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender 7 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue 8 Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel 9 Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula 10 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 11 Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 12 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire 13 Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore 14 Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody 15 Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 16 Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 17 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 18 Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day 19 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode 20 Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
February 17, 200818 yr 1. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 2. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 3. Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama 4. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue 5. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 6. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore 7. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender 8. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 9. Carl Perkins (or Elvis Presley) - Blue Suede Shoes 10. Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 11. Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel 12. Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 13. Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly 14. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 15. Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day 16. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife 17. Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love 18. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 19. Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 20. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
February 23, 200818 yr Author 1950s Record Of The Decade Final : Results Thanks to the 18 of you who voted: Position / Artist - Song Title / Points Scored 51st Bill Haley & Comets - See you later Alligator 12 50th Dave Brubeck - Take Five 15 49th Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 16 48th Nat 'King' Cole - Smile 18 47th Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 23 46th Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite 24 45th Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 25 44th Julie London - Cry Me A River 26 43rd Richie Valens - La Bamba 30 42nd Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody 30 41st Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me 33 40th Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid 34 39th Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime 35 38th Big Joe Turner (or Bill Haley & The Comets) - Shake Rattle And Roll 35 37th Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven 40 36th Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin 45 35th Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano 45 34th Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love 46 33rd Cliff Richard & the Shadows - Move It 47 32nd Champs - Tequilla 50 31st Dean Martin - That's Amore 51 30th Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love 55 29th Frankie Laine - I Believe 55 28th Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love 58 27th Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 59 26th Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula 59 25th Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me 61 24th Elvis Presley - That's All Right Mama 65 23rd Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me 65 22nd Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender 66 21st Peggy Lee - Fever 68 The following 20 songs go through to the Top 200 Play-offs: (Which Play-off Semi-Final they go into / Position / Average / Artist - Song / Points) A 20th 3.833 Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie 69 B 19th 4.056 Buddy Holly & the Crickets - That'll Be The Day 73 C 18th 4.167 Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly 75 D 17th 4.167 Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music 75 A 16th 4.278 Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore 77 B 15th 4.444 Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 80 C 14th 4.556 Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife 82 D 13th 4.667 Carl Perkins (or Elvis Presley) - Blue Suede Shoes 84 D 12th 4.833 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue 87 C 11th 5.056 Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel 91 B 10th 5.111 Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 92 A 9th 5.222 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 94 A 8th 6.667 Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode 120 B 7th 6.722 Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 121 C 6th 7.667 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire 138 D 5th 8.167 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 147 D 4th 8.222 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 148 C 3rd 9.056 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock 163 B 2nd 10.722 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 193 A 1st 11.056 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 199 mc5sDt4ppnE The songs that qualify for the Top 200, take their average (Points scored divided by number of posters who played i.e 200 / 40 = 5.000) into their respective Semi Final. Each Semi Final consists of 50 songs mixed up from the various decades for you to vote on. Where in the 4 semi Finals their average Points score will be multiplied by two and added to the Decade Final scores; where the 50 Highest Scores will make the Final where the scores will be added to the average score in the Final multipled by 3. i.e: Decade Round (Average Score *1) + Semi Final (Average Score *2) + Final (Top 50 only) (Average Score *3) = Grand Total
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